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S. F. ARBUCKLE MONOGRAM HEADLIGHT LENS v Filed Nov. 15, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOI? Arm/mfr lll Patented Jan. 20, 1925.

PAT

MONOGRAM. HEADLIKGHT LIENS.

Application filed November 15, 19512.. Serial No. 101,001.

To all tolto/)mit may concern:

lie it known that LSAMUNL F. Aioaooniin, a citizen oli` the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State et' Michigan,have iiwented. certain new and useful Improvements in li/[onograin Headli ght Lenses, of which lf declare the following; to he a full, clear, and exact description.

VThe present invention relates to a lront rover `lor a headlight such as automobile headlights and the like, provided with a monogram readalole lroni the liront, hut preferably located .in or ou the rear sur'lface of the glass, and prelforahly to that type o'l lronft gijlziss cover plaie 'tor headlights haviurg incorporated therein means for laterally disirilniting the li ghi: to provided driving light with a high central intensity with an extended area on either side thereoi or means to otherwise diituse or deflect the rays oit' light with a nionogr in incorporated tlierein, said monografia provided With means tor diffusing, modifying or deilectinp; rays ot' light passing` through the monogram in such a manner as to fause the monogram to particularly stand out and attract the eye hoth when the headlight is lit or when unlighled.

rin object o'l the present invention is therefore to pifovide a front glass plate 'for a redentor7 said plate beingv either sinooth or having diffusingv or detiecting` ineens therein or thereon and. to provide: the same `with a monogram molded or otherwise lornoed ltherein in raised or lowered letters with the 'tace oli' the lettering o'li the inono- `vfrraiuy provided with means to concentrate or otherwise diliuse or deflect either transmitted or reflected rays oli light in such a Way to nralre the monogram particularly prominent and contrasting with respect to the glass plate proper.

A l'further object ot `the present invention is to provide, -for example, a glass rihhed plate ilfor scientifically distrihutingl the rays et light reflected :forwardly hy the reflector oli' a headlight and to provide a n'ionograln thereon with means such as prisms, lenses and the like tor concentrating` or modifying the passage of the light through the nionogram in a contrastingmanner :troni the distributed light passing; through other dellecting and distributing port-ions ot the iront `glass cover plate.

li further object of the present invention is to provide a light distributing plate hav- Various other olijecl's are within the scope,

et this in ii'ention such as relate to the an rang;` nent ot the related elements or the strr. a ire and to various` details` ot construetion and to economies o'l manutacture and noun-irons other 'teatures as will loe apparent i'roin a eonsideration oli the drawing and re- .la-ted description ot a Yterm oii the invention, which may he prei'erredjv in which `l*`1'g,'r|re il is a plan `View ot the rear oi" the lens constitutinp;V one einhodiuiient ot the present invention.

Figure 2, is a sectionon line .22 ot Figure l..

Figures 8 and fl are viens similar to` Figw ure l. showing.; modifications of the present invention. A

Referring to Figures l and 2 lit Will heseen 'that the circular glass cover plate l0, having;` the usual riin ll, For attachment inthe headlight is provided with a plurality oit Zones l2, 13 and l lolf vertical convert rihs l5 and i6.. the rihs ort' the zout-)i112` and` lll being; similar and presentinpr relatively sharp angles oft rurvz'iturc, While the ribs 16` of the zone i3 are liattened to distrilnite the light through diliierent angles as will he luiderstood hy those slilled in the art. The Zoningr oit the rihs and their configuration 'may he niade :in accordance with my previous applications Serial Number 536,024j .filed Fehruary 13th, 1922. and Serial Number 551,- 645, filed AprilV 11th, 1922. The monogram 20 is illustrated. iu` the present instance as molded in the glass and located on a clear poiltion 2l, the sides oft' the letters oli the monogram being' perpendicular to the plane of the clear or smooth portion 2l as `will he apparent from an inspection ot Figures l and 2. The lace ot the inouograin .20 is provided With a plurality of cone-shaped lenses 23 in the eulhodiinent illustrated in Figures l, and 2, these projections being couveniently niade by forminga plurality of the depressions with a prick punch or other tool on the surface ot the monogram in the lli) mold from Which the glass plate 1() is made.

It Will thus be seen that the light passing through the glass 10 is laterally distributed by the zones 12, 13 and 14; in a predetermined desired manner to provide a horizontally Wide spread driving light with a high central intensity of illumination and at the same time the monogram is provided with means f'or concentratingor diffusing or delecting rays of' light reflected by or passing through it at Various angles materially Vdifferent from the passage of the rays through the zones 12, 13 and 14 with the result that the monogram strikingly attracts the eye of the observer and the utility and value of the device as a Whole is greatly enhanced.

In Figures Sand 4 the glass 10 is provided With ribbed zones 12, 13 and 14- as in Figure 1 and 2; the monogram 20 is located on the clear glass portion 21 While the light modifying means on the face of the monogram in Figure 3 is illustrated as a plurality of relatively low close transverse ribs 24. lnFigure 4 the front face of the monogram Q0 is provided with vertical ribs 25, the ribs 24- and 25 of Figures 3 and 4 being constructed to diffuse the light through a dit'- terent angle and in a different direction in the case of Figure 3, from that of the ribs ol the several Zones 12, 13 and 1-1 to thereby form a suitable contrast and particularly pleasing and effective means for rendering the monogram quickly and strikingly attracted by the eye of the observer both by reason of transmitted light when the headlight is lit and by reflected light as, for example, When viewed in daylight or other outside source of light.

It is to be understood that the ribs 24 and 23 illustrated in Figures 3 and -l are made by grooving the front face of the monogram 20 ofthe mold from which the plates 10 are cast as Will be understood from the foregoing and With reference to my prior copending applications. Y

It is apparent that, Within the spirit of the invention modifications and different arrangements may be made other than as herein disclosed and the present disclosure is illustrative merely; the invention comprehending all variations thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by United States Letters Patent and claim is:

1. A cover front for headlights comprising a glass plate, a plurality of light deflecting means in said plate, a monogram and a plurality of' light concentrating means on said monogram.

2. A cover front for headlights comprising a glass plate, a plurality ot light deflecting means in said plate, a clear portion therein, a raised monogram in said clear portion and a plurality of light concentrating means on the raised portion of said monogram.

3. A cover front for headlights comprising a glass plate, a plurality of light deflecting means extending across said glass plate. a clear portion therein, a raised monogram on said clear portion with the side walls ot said monogram perpendicular to the face of' the clear portion, and a plurality ot light defiecting means on the 'face of said monogram arranged to deflect rays of light dilf'erently from the rays passing through the aforesaid light deflecting means.

4. A cover plate. for headlights comprising a plurality of vertical convex ribs arranged to deflect the light laterally through different angles to provide a horizontally wide-spread driving light. a monogram thereon and light deflecting means on the face of said monogram refracting light differently than that retracted by said ribs Vto contrast the monogram from the other portions of said cover plate.

i3. A glass cover plate for headlights comprising light deflecting means. a monogram on said cover plate and means for modifying the light passing through said monogram to contrast the same with the light passing through the other portions of said cover plate.

6. A cover front for headlamps comprising a glass plate having a light refracting area for deflecting the light rays passing therethrough, a clear non-refracting area in said plate, and a second refracting area in said clear area deflecting the light rays differently than in said first area.

7. A cover, front for hcadlanips comprising a glassplate having a. light refracting area for deflecting the light rays passing therethrough.y and a second light refracting area included in said first arca. the deflection produced by said second reti-acting area differing from that produced by the first area.

In testimony wliereof, l allix my signature.

SAMUEL F. ARBUKLE. 

